Eli Kirk Price
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Eli Kirk Price was a Philadelphia lawyer, a commissioner of Fairmount Park
from the time of its founding, and a member of the American Philosophical Society
.
Born into a Chester County
Quaker
family, he initially trained as a merchant before entering the law, where he specialized in real estate. In 1853 he was elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate in Harrisburg as an independent, specifically to secure the consolidation of the city and county of Philadelphia into one metropolitan unit. The Consolidation Act of 1854 passed in February 1854 and tripled the size of Philadelphia, making it the largest territorial city in the U.S. Price quit his Senate office at the end of the term.
Price supported other reform efforts, helping to rewrite Pennsylvania's real estate laws, strengthen married women's rights to property, establish a building inspectorate in Philadelphia, and secure the real estate for Fairmount Park.
He was an active member of the American Philosophical Society
and a constant contributor to its "Transactions," a member of several foreign scientific and literary societies, president of the University hospital, of the Preston retreat, of the Pennsylvania Colonization Society, and of the Numismatic and antiquarian society, a vice-president of the American Philosophical Society, and a trustee of the University of Pennsylvania
. He published "Law of Limitations and Liens against Real Estate" (Philadelphia, 1851); several treatises that were contributed to the American Philosophical Society; and the memorial volumes "Philip and Rachel Price" (printed privately, 1852); "Rebecca" (1862); and the "Centennial Meeting of the Descendants of Philip and Rachel Price" (1864).
Price was for a time an active member of the Pennsylvania Colonization Society. In 1860, he supported John Bell
's Constitutional Union Party
in the presidential election.
He was the grandfather of Eli Kirk Price, Jr., another noted Philadelphia citizen.
Fairmount Park
Fairmount Park is the municipal park system of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It consists of 63 parks, with , all overseen by the Philadelphia Department of Parks and Recreation, successor to the Fairmount Park Commission in 2010.-Fairmount Park proper:...
from the time of its founding, and a member of the American Philosophical Society
American Philosophical Society
The American Philosophical Society, founded in 1743, and located in Philadelphia, Pa., is an eminent scholarly organization of international reputation, that promotes useful knowledge in the sciences and humanities through excellence in scholarly research, professional meetings, publications,...
.
Born into a Chester County
Chester County, Pennsylvania
-State parks:*French Creek State Park*Marsh Creek State Park*White Clay Creek Preserve-Demographics:As of the 2010 census, the county was 85.5% White, 6.1% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American or Alaskan Native, 3.9% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian, 1.8% were two or more races, and 2.4% were...
Quaker
Religious Society of Friends
The Religious Society of Friends, or Friends Church, is a Christian movement which stresses the doctrine of the priesthood of all believers. Members are known as Friends, or popularly as Quakers. It is made of independent organisations, which have split from one another due to doctrinal differences...
family, he initially trained as a merchant before entering the law, where he specialized in real estate. In 1853 he was elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate in Harrisburg as an independent, specifically to secure the consolidation of the city and county of Philadelphia into one metropolitan unit. The Consolidation Act of 1854 passed in February 1854 and tripled the size of Philadelphia, making it the largest territorial city in the U.S. Price quit his Senate office at the end of the term.
Price supported other reform efforts, helping to rewrite Pennsylvania's real estate laws, strengthen married women's rights to property, establish a building inspectorate in Philadelphia, and secure the real estate for Fairmount Park.
He was an active member of the American Philosophical Society
American Philosophical Society
The American Philosophical Society, founded in 1743, and located in Philadelphia, Pa., is an eminent scholarly organization of international reputation, that promotes useful knowledge in the sciences and humanities through excellence in scholarly research, professional meetings, publications,...
and a constant contributor to its "Transactions," a member of several foreign scientific and literary societies, president of the University hospital, of the Preston retreat, of the Pennsylvania Colonization Society, and of the Numismatic and antiquarian society, a vice-president of the American Philosophical Society, and a trustee of the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
. He published "Law of Limitations and Liens against Real Estate" (Philadelphia, 1851); several treatises that were contributed to the American Philosophical Society; and the memorial volumes "Philip and Rachel Price" (printed privately, 1852); "Rebecca" (1862); and the "Centennial Meeting of the Descendants of Philip and Rachel Price" (1864).
Price was for a time an active member of the Pennsylvania Colonization Society. In 1860, he supported John Bell
John Bell (Tennessee politician)
John Bell was a U.S. politician, attorney, and plantation owner. A wealthy slaveholder from Tennessee, Bell served in the United States Congress in both the House of Representatives and Senate. He began his career as a Democrat, he eventually fell out with Andrew Jackson and became a Whig...
's Constitutional Union Party
Constitutional Union Party
There have been at least three political parties named the Constitutional Union Party.* The Constitutional Union Party was a party that was active in the United States on a national level in 1860...
in the presidential election.
He was the grandfather of Eli Kirk Price, Jr., another noted Philadelphia citizen.